Valid points, Yorick. There are just a couple of things that might be worth further thought. Just because Mohammed was a military man does not exclude him from having spiritual insight. It is conceivable that those who have witnessed the horror of human conflict are best placed to teach on how to end it.
Also, to make the bald statement
Christians were persecuted from inception until Constantines reign. Muslims persecuted others from inception to this day. Very very different. might be misconstrued as indicating that you are asserting that
ALL muslims are actively involved in the persecution of others. I'm sure that was not your intention.
As far as I'm concerned, as an agnostic, I tend to judge people, as individuals by their actions.
Finally, before I butt out of this topic for good,
here is a hideously biassed site that nevertheless has some thought provoking "facts".